In Real Life, anti-psychotic medications impair most major mental functions. They're really broad in effect because nobody quite knows how to precisely treat or cure psychosis or schizophrenia right now.

Er, at the risk of of starting a conversation in the main page, the above comes across as a tad overbroad... could someone come in with a more exact "cite"? I'm not exactly an expert on the subject myself, but I think there's some more middle ground between "slight possibility of some minor side effects" and "will turn you into a drooling zombie." (Last sentence added for good natured levity. :) )

This troper has actually experienced the drooling idiot side effect from a trilafon/haldol/disipermine cocktail. Added bonuses: precipitous drops in blood pressure whenever standing up, weight gain due to severe drop in metabolism (went from size 4 to 14 in 3 months), caffeine addiction from attempts to stay awake longer than 15 minutes at a time (at a doctor's recommendation), new sensory hallucinations, falling asleep and entering REM state with eyes wide open, and the desire to spontaneously combust. Forget about higher math, try 'had trouble making complete sentences.'

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